Jordan Peele’s <em>Nope</em> Is Spectacular, Indulgent, and Brutal
You won’t be able to look away.
One of the many horrifying scenes in Jordan Peele’s occurs on the set of a ’90s sitcom, when a performing chimpanzee flies into a frenzy and attacks his castmates. This memory unfolds through the eyes of the child star Ricky Park (played as an adult by Steven Yeun), sheltering in terror in the ravaged room. At one point, his gaze alights on a strange, specific sight: a single shoe, balanced on its heel, pointing straight up in
